The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-16
OVER THE STATE.

--MancneSter las cigar factory whleh employ
upwards of thirty hands.
Mr.. Paul Kuhns, of Westminster has accepted
position in the First National Bank of that place
Mr.. John Frick, of Carroll county, raised 26t
bushels of early peas from IL acres. lie sold then
in Westminster at so cts. per bushel.
The Democrats of Howard county will hold
their primaries On Saturday, July 23d, and theil
county convention on Monday, 18th instant.
On the Fourth of July the Western Maryland
Railroad carried 2,515 persons to Penmar. The
Blue Mountain House lad 100 guests on that day.
The wheat yield in Prince Georges county
is said to be not more than half crop. This
fact has been realized since the crop has been
threshed.
Col. Henry Kyd Douglas, of Hagersto wn,
expects the Democratic nomination for Attorney
General, if no Western Maryland man is named
for Governor.
Capt. VIM. Love and Mrs. Drucilla Street,
have donated three acres of ground at Highland
Station, Maryland Central Railroad, at the inter-
section of the Pylesvile road, for new Presby
terrain Church.
NO tidings have as yet been had of the little
child, aged Is months, of William Clabaugh, liv-
ing on the edge of the mountain, near Emmts-
burg which disappeared so mysteriously about
three weeks ago.
Mr.. Joseph 0. Jones, of Myers district, Carroll
county, raised lis bushels of peas from half an
acre. During April and May his 300 hens gave
him SOS dozen eggs. Mr.. Jones is certainly be-
ing highly favored.
Mr.. George Alfred Townsend, author and
newspaper correspondent, and whose charming
country home, called "Gapland," is situated near
Burkittsville, Frederick county, is taking two
months trip to Europe.
Mr.. William Myers, living near Pleasant
Valley, Carroll county, recently cut magnificent
field of European clover, some of which measured
over feet. lie bought the seed from firm in
the West for $50 per bushel
Mr.. William I. Briscoe, for many years past
connected with Charlotte Hall Academy, St. Marys
county, has severed his connected with that nsti-
tuition. Capt r. W. Sylvester will be his
sor when the school reopens.
The order of knights of Pythias throughout
Maryland will hold reunion in Baltimore city
parade OF the uniformed members, ana otner ex--
crcises of an interesting character.
Miss Louisa Tilghman, sister of the late
Capt Richard Lloyd TIghman, of the United
of the United States Navy, died at the residence
Talbot county, on Monday last, She was highly
esteemed for her many womanly virtues.
The Hartford county Sunday School Conven-
ton will be held at the Presby terian Church, Bel
air, on Wednesday and Thursday, July 10th and
21st. The convention will be composed of
pastors and superintendent of all Sunday schools
in the county and two delegates from each school.
-lnere Is prospect CnaU Ine ueIunct OXIOrQ
Talbot county, Military Academy will be
tabished on a substantial financial footing as a
joint stock concern. One wealthy gentleman of
the county offers to put So, 900 in the stock and
$4,000 has been promised already by residents of
Oxford.
Mr.. Charles B. Trail, son of Col. Chas. E.
Trail, of Frederick, who has been living in Brazil
for the past four of five years, Secretary of the
United States Legation to that country, returned
TTa will On hoe fo
Brazil, having determined to resign his COM
mission.
The cable on the inclined plano at the Union
Mining Company's fire brick works, at Mount
Savage, Allegany county, broke on Monday, caus-
ing number of cars to run away. They ran over
and killed John Lutz, aged 49, and injured several
others, but none seriously. They were all en-
ployees of the works.
MANY charitable ladies of Elicott City and
vicinity intend building home for invalids. The
cottage Home for Invalids" is the name by which
the institution will be known. Miss Rebecca
Talbot is the secretary. This is certainly a
grand work and should be literally sustained by
all charitably disposed persons.
The Differences existing in the Frederick
county agricultural society will most likely ter
inmate in q meeting to be held at Frederick, on
Saturday, 23d inst, to which the opposing factions
have been invited to participate Should a salts
factory settlement not be arrived at it will prove
most disastrous to the society.
DIR. James L. Bryan, of Cambridge, Mary
land, is being urged as the successor of Mr.. Au-
gustine J. Smith, president of the Maryland Ag-
rcultural College. At present he is holding the
position of Examiner of the public schools of Dor
chester county, which place he has acceptably
filled for more than twenty years. He is grad
uate of the Virginia Military Institute at Licking
ton.
DIR. William II. Gray, of Mt. Airy, Frederick
county, has invented rather novel fire-escape.
It consists of light basket made of chains, with
metal side bars and bottom, and door with
spring connection. The basket is attached to a
bar or beam across the ledge of the window by
light woven wire ropes. It's action is automatic,
descending at a regular speed when weighted,
and rebounding of its own accord when relieved
of its weight. 1t will be given test soon in
Washington, at the instance of the United States
Fire Escape Commission.
The Secretary of State of Virginia has writ
ten to the Maryland Society ofthe Army and Navy
of the Confederate States saying that the ceremo-
MES of laying the cornerstone of the monument,
with an equestrian statue of Gen. Robert Il. Lee,
will be held in Richmond, Va, on October 10Th
next, being the first day of the Virginia State
Fair. The monument will be erected on the Al
len property, located at the west end Of Franklin
street, and donated for the Lee monument Gov.
Lee expressed an earnest desire that the Mary land
Confederates shall be present on the occasion.
The Mail says the principal Improvement OF
Hagerstown is the large hotel now building by
Gov. Hamilton, on the block opposite the court
house, to be known as the "Hotel Hamilton" 1t
is of unusual size for any suchbuilding outside Of
the great city, being of greater dimensions than
the original Barnum's, built when Baltimore had
so, 900 inhabitants and was commencing the d
O. Railroad. Our house is also far ahead Of
Barnum's in its entrance and public spaces
although about 80 years ago 100000 was expen-
ded on the Baltimore Hotel in changes and i'm
provements.